Speech

The following notes from my lectures, given to Church of the Great God’s Speech Club beginning in late 2021, aim to help the new and experienced public speaker learn the various points of the craft. I will add to them as I give new ones.

^{Updated 02-22-2025}

Speech Assignments

#1 This Is Your Life!

#2 Speak With Purpose!

#3 Be Crystal Clear!

#4 Add Color!

#5 Get the Facts!

#6 Stir to Action!

#7 The Complete Speech

#8 Attack!

#9 Instruct!

#10 Inspire!

#11 Impromptu

#12 Heart to Heart

Evaluating Speeches

Presenting Tabletopics

Being a Toastmaster

Leading Vocal Exercises

Giving Public Prayers

Songleading

Bible Reading

Public Speaking Advice

⋅ Fear

⋅ Taking Criticism

⋅ Handling Criticism

⋅ The Five-Paragraph Essay

⋅ The All-Important Introduction

⋅ Stick Your Landing

⋅ Dynamism

⋅ Illustrations

Other Speech/Preaching Helps

⋅ Ambassador-Spokesman Club Manual
⋅ Mitch Case: 25 Lessons on Preaching the Scripture
⋅ Steve Burchett: Ten Correctable Mistakes We Make When Preaching and Teaching
⋅ Sean DeMars: Helpful Hacks for Preaching from a Manuscript
⋅ The Art of Extemporaneous Preaching: Lessons from Charles Spurgeon
⋅ Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones: Lectures on Preaching and Preachers

A Little About Me

Richard Ritenbaugh

Born a Yinzer (Pittsburgh, PA), I have spent significant time in Southern California; Columbia, SC; Chicago, IL; and now the real Queen City, Charlotte, NC, home to my family since 1992. I have been married to my wife Beth since 1989, and we have four adult children: Courtney (and her husband, Kyle), Johnny (and his wife, Brittany), Jarod, and Aric, and now four granddaughters: Lily, Eden, Olivia, and Elara! As pastor of Church of the Great God, I spend much of my time writing, editing, and speaking. I am an admirer of J.R.R. Tolkien and his works, as well as an avid fan of Pittsburgh and Carolina sports teams.

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Speech Assignments

Public Speaking Advice

Other Speech/Preaching Helps

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